For texture and flavor
flour, milk, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs
Ice cream, yogurt, butter, cheese, a lot of pastries too.
Butter is what makes pastry "short" (or, "light and crumbly"). It also adds the characteristic "richness". In puff pastry and flaky pastry, butter is wholly responsible for the leavening effect. When you think about it, a shortcrust pastry recipe, minus the butter is essentially the recipe for a water biscuit/cracker. Comparing these two things may help you see what difference butter has on a recipe.
Most pastries will have only a gram or 2 of protein, as they are mostly sugar, carbohydrates (flour), and fat (butter).
To use a brioche mold for baking delicious pastries, first grease the mold with butter or cooking spray. Then, shape the dough and place it in the mold, allowing it to rise until it reaches the top. Bake the pastries in the mold according to the recipe instructions, and let them cool before removing them from the mold. This will help create perfectly shaped and tasty pastries.
To make pate a choux dough for delicious pastries, combine water, butter, flour, and eggs in a saucepan over heat until a smooth dough forms. Pipe the dough onto a baking sheet and bake until golden and puffed. Fill with cream or other fillings for tasty pastries.
To make pate a choux pastries, you will need water, butter, flour, eggs, and salt. Boil water and butter, then add flour and salt. Cook until a dough forms. Let it cool slightly, then mix in eggs. Pipe dough onto a baking sheet and bake until golden brown. Fill with desired filling.
To make cream butter, you beat softened butter until it becomes light and fluffy. Creamed butter is used in baking to add moisture, richness, and flavor to recipes like cakes, cookies, and pastries. It helps create a tender texture and enhances the overall taste of baked goods.
A traditional continental breakfast typically includes items such as pastries, breads, jams, butter, yogurt, fruits, and coffee or tea.
Margarine was developed about 1930 for the use in fattening turkeys, problem was the turkeys would not eat it! So a little food coloring was added to make it look like butter and humans eat it.
In most cases, yes, shortening can replace butter without additional adjustments. But shortening will not give the same taste as butter, so additional flavorings may be needed. In some very sensitive cakes and pastries, the difference in water content might effect the results. Butter has slightly more water content than shortening.
Using a wooden butter knife is beneficial for spreading butter because it is less likely to scratch or damage delicate surfaces like glass or nonstick pans. Additionally, wooden knives are gentle on bread and pastries, preventing them from getting squished or torn while spreading.